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Commitments and Contingencies | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments and Contingencies | (17) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation We are the subject of, or party to, a number of pending or threatened legal actions, administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business including, but not limited to, royalty claims, contract claims and environmental claims. While many of these matters involve inherent uncertainty, we believe that the amount of the liability, if any, ultimately incurred with respect to these actions, proceedings or claims will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position as a whole or on our liquidity, capital resources or future annual results of operations. When deemed necessary, we establish reserves for certain legal proceedings. The establishment of a reserve is based on an estimation process that includes the advice of legal counsel and subjective judgment of management. While management believes these reserves to be adequate, it is reasonably possible we could incur additional losses with respect to those matters in which reserves have been established. We will continue to evaluate our litigation on a quarterly basis and will establish and adjust any litigation reserves as appropriate to reflect our assessment of the then current status of litigation. We have incurred and will continue to incur capital, operating and remediation expenditures as a result of environmental laws and regulations. As of March 31, 2020, liabilities for remediation were not material. We are not aware of any environmental claims existing as of March 31, 2020 that have not been provided for or would otherwise have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations. Environmental liabilities normally involve estimates that are subject to revision until final resolution, settlement or remediation occurs. Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Matter In April 2020, the Office of Attorney General informed our subsidiary Range Resources – Appalachia, LLC that it will pursue certain misdemeanor charges against the subsidiary related to alleged violations of the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law arising from an unintentional release of produced and reuse water at one location and unintentional discharges from a drilling reserve pit containing drill cuttings and a water impoundment at another. We intend to defend ourselves against such charges, however the proceedings could result in fines or penalties against the subsidiary. At this time, it is not possible to estimate the amount of any fines or penalties, or the range of such fines or penalties, that are reasonably possible in this case.

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